Rangaeris | |
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Rangaeris muscicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
Genus: | Rangaeris (Schltr.) Summerh. |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Rangaeris is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, naive to sub-Saharan Africa. [1]
Species accepted as of June 2014: [1]
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